CK - World War II 6

The new heartwarming wartime saga in the Home Fires series, perfect for fans of Rosie Clarke and Annie Groves. In the midst of World War II, the members of one village WI fight harder than ever to h……続きを見る

“A first-rate memoir” from a German soldier who rose from conscript private to captain of a heavy weapons company on the Eastern Front of World War II (City Book Review). William Lubbeck, age ninete……続きを見る

Behind the celebrated code-breaking at Bletchley Park lies another secret… The men and women of the ‘Y’ (for Wireless’) Service were sent out across the world to run listening stations from Gibralta……続きを見る

In 1940 a group of artists, sculptors, film makers, theatre designers and set painters came together to form the Camouflage Unit. Led by Major Geoffrey Barkas and including among their number the in……続きを見る

Using official records from the National Archives personal accounts from the Imperial War Museum and other sources, Coastal Convoys 1939 1945: The Indestructible Highway describes Britains dependenc……続きを見る

When the top secret code breaking activities at Bletchley Park were revealed in the 1970s, much of the history of the Second World War had to be rewritten. Code Wars examines the role of ULTRA (the ……続きを見る

In an attempt to outflank the German Gustav Line running across Italy, Operation SHINGLE was launched on January 22nd 1944. Achieving complete surprise, the Allies made a successful landing at Anzio……続きを見る

“This unique memoir tells the story of one of the field-grade officers whose martial skills sustained the Third Reich against a world in arms.”ーLibrary Journal Panzer Commander is one of the classi……続きを見る

When Monty was given Allied command of the D Day landings he wasted no time gathering around him individuals and formations he could trust. Foremost among the latter were two armoured brigades: 4th ……続きを見る

The 51st Highland Division was the most famous infantry division that fought with the British Army in WW2. It was the only infantry division in the armies of the British Empire that accompanied Mont……続きを見る

This powerful memoir of a WWII POW recounts his incredible journey from joining the British Army to life as a prisoner of the Imperial Japanese military. Peter Jackson was young and recently married……続きを見る

“The story of one of the most heroic fighter aces of the Second World War . . . has been brought to life in this gripping new book.” ーLancashire Living Magazine Air Commodore Peter Malam “Pete” Bro……続きを見る

Gorgeous War argues that the Nazis used the swastika as part of a visually sophisticated propaganda program that was not only modernist but also the forerunner of contemporary brand identity. When t……続きを見る

This is a national treasure. Milt’s cartoons changed the world. They brought hope and humor to war-weary American soldiers. They bring to mind a time in our past when Americans united to protect and……続きを見る

Vuur en duisternis van Sinclair Mckay is een bloedstollende reconstructie van het bombardement op Dresden. Op 13 februari 1945, om kwart voor tien ’s avonds, stegen er 244 Britse bommenwerpers op ri……続きを見る

Beginning with the roots of anti-Semitism in early Christian Europe, this book traces the evolution of the Jewish stereotype as the evil “other,” which culminated in Adolf Hitler’s war against the J……続きを見る

This is a welcome reissue of a book which has been described as one of the best accounts about life in Bomber Command during World War II. Lancaster Target is the classic story of one crew’s fight t……続きを見る

Im Juli 1943 vergehen weite Teile von Hamburg im Bombardement der "Operation Gomorrha". Günter Lucks überlebt das Grauen als 14jähriger knapp, sein zwei Jahre älterer Bruder Hermann kommt darin um. ……続きを見る

In the historical narrative 'Our Campaign around Gettysburg' by John Lockwood, readers are immersed in a detailed account of the Civil War battle, offering a unique perspective on the events that un……続きを見る

After the defeat at Stalingrad, Hitler had lost his momentum and was looking for a way to regain it. Operation Citadel was the intended means to fulfill that objective. If successful, a number of So……続きを見る

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE, 2014 Haunted by the fate of Dora Bruder – a fifteen-year-old girl listed as missing in an old December 1941 issue of Paris Soir – Nobel Prize-winning author ……続きを見る

Hitler and Nazi Germany: A History is a brief but comprehensive survey of the Third Reich based on current research findings that provides a balanced approach to the study of Hitler’s role in the hi……続きを見る

The story of D-Day, told in the words of those who were actually there. 'The gigantic scale of the invasion is stunningly evoked' - MAIL ON SUNDAY At fifteen minutes after midnight on June 6 1944, O……続きを見る

The assault guns and tank destroyers deployed by the Wehrmacht during the Second World War are not as famous as tanks like the Tiger and Panther, but they were remarkably successful, and they are th……続きを見る

The desperate struggle between the Wehrmacht and the Red Army for Budapest in 1944 and 1945 was as lethal and destructive as any of the urban battles fought during the Second World War. The losses o……続きを見る

When asked to conjure an impression of the 'typical fighter pilot', you may be inclined to think of the confident, extroverted, gregarious type, rallying his men and flying in the pursuit of victory……続きを見る

The incorporation of German territories east of the Oder and Western Neisse rivers into Poland in 1945 was linked with the difficult process of an almost total exchange of population and involved th……続きを見る

Franklin Delano Roosevelt stands astride American history like a colossus, having pulled the nation out of the Great Depression and led it to victory in the Second World War. Elected to four terms a……続きを見る

Memories of World War II exert a powerful influence over Japan's culture and society. In The Japanese and the War, Michael Lucken details how World War II manifested in the literature, art, film, fu……続きを見る

An extraordinary life in the shadows of war and a Century in the making. Diana Mackintosh came of age to the drone of sirens alerting the people of Malta to the arrival of relentless flights of bell……続きを見る